The team has named these sacs “kleptosomes.” These membrane-bound compartments protect the chloroplasts and keep them ...

But this title also applies to some of the most vibrant and diversely colored and patterned creatures on our planet: you just ...

The sun’s rays are critical in enhancing the slug’s ability to ward off predators with its flamboyant appearance. The findings are detailed in a study published April 15 in the Journal of ...

The underwater slug, which propels itself to swim by closing its hood like a jelly, also contains “colorful internal organs in between.” It lives at depths up to 13,100 feet on the sea floor ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday ...

Usually, sea slugs use their rough tongues to scrape food off the seafloor. ... Predators might overlook the sea slug's transparent body or be startled by its bioluminescence.

The sea angel is a sea slug ... When predator and prey finally coincided, and in reasonable numbers, we were able to begin filming. Filming under the ice in the White Sea is hard, ...

Bathydevius caudactylus is the first known sea slug to live in the deep water column. It lives in the ocean’s midnight zone–a wide area of open water about 3,300 to 13,100 feet below the surface.